The Vitec Group PLC Result of 2016 AGM (6264Y)

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RNS Number : 6264Y

The Vitec Group PLC

18 May 2016

18 May 2016

The Vitec Group plc

Result of 2016 Annual General Meeting

The Vitec Group plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 March 2016 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

 
                                            FOR              AGAINST       WITHHELD* 
---  -----------------------------  -------------------  ---------------  ---------- 
      Resolution                       Votes        %      Votes     %       Votes 
                                        cast                cast              cast 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To receive and adopt 
       the Annual Report 
       and Accounts for 
       the year ended 31 
 1     December 2015                 33,394,630     100         0      0         866 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To approve the Directors' 
       Remuneration Report, 
       other than the part 
       containing the Directors' 
       Remuneration Policy 
       Report, for the year 
       ended 31 December 
 2     2015                          31,165,662   99.96    11,507   0.04   2,218,327 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To declare a final 
       dividend of 15.1p 
 3     per ordinary share            33,395,248     100       248      0           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect John 
       McDonough CBE as 
 4     a director                    33,391,413   99.99     4,083   0.01           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Stephen 
 5     Bird as a director            33,286,964   99.68   108,532   0.32           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Paul 
 6     Hayes as a director           33,368,791   99.92    26,705   0.08           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Christopher 
 7     Humphrey as a director        32,985,748   98.77   409,748   1.23           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Lorraine 
 8     Rienecker as a director       33,393,748   99.99     1,748   0.01           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Mark 
 9     Rollins as a director         33,394,748     100       248      0         500 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Caroline 
 10    Thomson as a director         33,393,148   99.99     2,348   0.01           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-appoint KPMG 
       LLP as auditor of 
 11    the Company                   33,100,407   99.12   295,089   0.88           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Board to determine 
       the remuneration 
 12    of the auditor                33,392,659   99.99     2,837   0.01           0 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To renew the authority 
       for directors to 
 13    allot relevant securities     31,172,717   99.99     4,568   0.01   2,218,211 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise directors 
       to allot equity shares 
       or to sell any ordinary 
       shares which the 
       Company holds in 
       treasury for cash 
       and to disapply pre-emption 
       rights in connection 
       with such allotments 
 14    or sales**                    31,175,238   99.99     2,047   0.01   2,218,211 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To renew the authority 
       for the Company to 
       make market purchases 
 15    of its own shares**           33,376,896   99.95    18,100   0.05         500 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To approve the notice 
       period for general 
 16    meetings**                    32,879,040   98.45   516,455   1.55           1 
---  -----------------------------  -----------  ------  --------  -----  ---------- 
 

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2016 Annual General Meeting is 44,526,580.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed under special business at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. Vitec is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2015 revenue of GBP317.8 million.

The Group is organised in two Divisions:

The Broadcast Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded products for broadcasting, film and video production for broadcasters and independent content creators. It also provides premium services including equipment rental and technical solutions to TV production teams and film crews.

The Photographic Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded equipment for photographic and video cameras and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.

This information is provided by RNS

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